• June 3

Visit to Byrraju water plants in India

We were given a great opportunity to visit several of Byrraju Foundation’s adopted villages in West Godavari and East Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh. Their model is community based, and demand for development programs comes from the community leaders and local councils.

Byrraju Foundation’s first program in a village is a health centre that provides preventive health services to the community. Often, many of the diseases in the community are caused by contaminated water and poor sanitation. With the support from the community, Byrraju builds water filtration plants in villages, filtering and disinfecting an existing water source in the same manner that many bottled water companies do. This water is then sold for a very low price of only Rs. 2 per 12 litre can

Additionally, Byrraju Foundation also adopts and supports government schools and provides other programs directed at livelihoods, sanitation, and technology. Overall, we were very impressed with Byrraju Foundation’s committment and approach to rural transformation, and the numerous water plants they have built to serve their nearly 200 adopted villages.

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  1. David Craige June 10th

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    Props to my friend and co-worker Vimala who accompanied me on this trip and was excellent at interviewing all the staff members.


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Dave Craige runs HonestMall.com, a fashion marketplace. He also has established EffectiveProjects.org to try to give back. Lately he has been trying to his efforts by creating a network called SimpleCharity.org which enables people to start their own small charities.